The ancient city of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage ...

The ancient city of Sardis and Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the ...

Archaeologists believe that the coins—based on their location underneath a Helensitic house—were meant to pay off mercenaries ...

By any measure, the ancient city of Sardis -- home of the fabled King Croesus, a name synonymous with gold and vast wealth, and the city where coinage was invented -- is an archaeological wonder.

The ancient city of Sardis and Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the ...

Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising evidence.

The Ancient City of Sardis designated as 1 st and 3 rd Degree Archeological Site in 1978. The preservation of ancient remains at Sardis, in Bin Tepe varies widely depending largely on natural ...

A hoard of ancient Persian gold coins found in a home in west Turkey by the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project. Photo provided by the Notion Archaeological Project. Notion ...

A hoard of gold coins dating back around 2,400 years was discovered during excavations of an ancient Greek city. The gold coins are believed to have served as a form of payment to mercenary troops.

Italian culture officials have described the ancient Roman city of Claterna as a "Pompeii of the north" amid ongoing excavation efforts.

The ancient city of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, located in the western Turkish province of Manisa, have ...

Now, however, Sardis has given up another treasure in the form of two enigmatic ritual deposits, which are proving more difficult to fathom than the coins for which the city was famous.